Top baby names of 1943 — the full top 100

The 100 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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Girls

  1. Mary66,176
  2. Barbara43,432
  3. Patricia39,621
  4. Linda38,439
  5. Carol31,685
  6. Sandra25,990
  7. Judith25,214
  8. Sharon24,713
  9. Nancy23,987
  10. Betty21,596
  11. Carolyn20,364
  12. Shirley17,816
  13. Judy17,383
  14. Margaret17,153
  15. Karen16,816
  16. Joyce16,486
  17. Donna14,914
  18. Susan14,888
  19. Dorothy14,794
  20. Janet13,316
  21. Joan13,232
  22. Kathleen12,153
  23. Elizabeth11,644
  24. Diane11,326
  25. Virginia10,846
  26. Janice10,651
  27. Marilyn10,144
  28. Helen9,800
  29. Martha9,705
  30. Gloria9,684
  31. Frances9,448
  32. Beverly9,435
  33. Ruth9,369
  34. Bonnie8,870
  35. Brenda8,436
  36. Jean8,096
  37. Ann7,829
  38. Alice7,648
  39. Phyllis7,609
  40. Doris7,127
  41. Peggy6,512
  42. Carole6,506
  43. Lois6,132
  44. Jane6,032
  45. Marie5,978
  46. Elaine5,965
  47. Charlotte5,482
  48. Catherine5,427
  49. Joanne5,269
  50. Rose5,207
  51. Geraldine5,189
  52. Rita5,011
  53. Evelyn4,912
  54. Pamela4,839
  55. Gail4,810
  56. Wanda4,705
  57. Sally4,659
  58. Norma4,541
  59. Connie4,512
  60. Joann4,463
  61. Patsy4,355
  62. Diana4,337
  63. Jo4,300
  64. Anna4,231
  65. Jacqueline4,189
  66. Roberta4,169
  67. Ellen4,152
  68. Eileen4,092
  69. Annie4,070
  70. Louise4,044
  71. Sarah3,990
  72. Sue3,850
  73. Darlene3,774
  74. Dolores3,698
  75. Kathryn3,647
  76. Mildred3,626
  77. Sylvia3,623
  78. Katherine3,616
  79. Marjorie3,608
  80. Anne3,535
  81. Kay3,493
  82. Ruby3,470
  83. Glenda3,403
  84. Christine3,315
  85. Irene3,299
  86. Suzanne3,280
  87. Rebecca3,270
  88. Dianne3,193
  89. Loretta3,169
  90. Arlene3,145
  91. Juanita3,085
  92. Sheila3,063
  93. Paula3,042
  94. Lorraine3,015
  95. Julia2,973
  96. Marcia2,969
  97. Rosemary2,967
  98. Anita2,952
  99. Delores2,930
  100. Theresa2,929

Boys

  1. James80,275
  2. Robert74,890
  3. John68,928
  4. William55,904
  5. Richard46,338
  6. David37,243
  7. Charles36,630
  8. Thomas32,874
  9. Ronald29,240
  10. Michael24,745
  11. Donald24,420
  12. Larry22,979
  13. Joseph22,827
  14. George21,692
  15. Kenneth19,112
  16. Gary17,868
  17. Jerry17,729
  18. Edward17,713
  19. Paul17,249
  20. Dennis14,114
  21. Frank12,245
  22. Raymond11,392
  23. Gerald11,368
  24. Roger10,772
  25. Daniel9,168
  26. Walter9,035
  27. Harold8,671
  28. Douglas8,235
  29. Stephen7,931
  30. Arthur7,785
  31. Henry7,631
  32. Lawrence7,583
  33. Carl7,473
  34. Jack7,397
  35. Joe7,307
  36. Willie7,180
  37. Billy7,011
  38. Roy6,931
  39. Peter6,877
  40. Ralph6,771
  41. Wayne6,763
  42. Jimmy6,444
  43. Albert6,306
  44. Anthony6,200
  45. Fred6,168
  46. Bobby6,121
  47. Eugene5,902
  48. Howard5,739
  49. Terry5,737
  50. Harry5,720
  51. Bruce5,430
  52. Johnny5,382
  53. Louis5,033
  54. Stanley4,699
  55. Leonard4,617
  56. Norman4,522
  57. Philip4,473
  58. Steven4,267
  59. Dale4,234
  60. Earl4,186
  61. Ernest4,172
  62. Samuel4,142
  63. Francis4,068
  64. Melvin4,068
  65. Bill3,989
  66. Marvin3,939
  67. Alan3,855
  68. Clarence3,854
  69. Patrick3,848
  70. Frederick3,840
  71. Ronnie3,826
  72. Don3,816
  73. Russell3,752
  74. Leroy3,740
  75. Jim3,682
  76. Allen3,626
  77. Tommy3,612
  78. Alfred3,445
  79. Andrew3,351
  80. Eddie3,282
  81. Phillip3,251
  82. Barry3,193
  83. Martin3,080
  84. Ray3,063
  85. Glenn3,053
  86. Herbert3,043
  87. Tom2,910
  88. Danny2,898
  89. Gene2,866
  90. Mike2,803
  91. Lee2,789
  92. Bernard2,744
  93. Steve2,684
  94. Clifford2,666
  95. Jimmie2,628
  96. Theodore2,616
  97. Victor2,616
  98. Gordon2,608
  99. Timothy2,578
  100. Curtis2,525